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833802

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Visas.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	125560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) route demonstrates our commitment to continuing to attract top international talent in the digital technology, science and arts sectors. On 11 January we doubled the number of places available to applicants from 1000, to 2000, and are confident that this is sufficient to meet demand at this time. We will continue to monitor take up of the route.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/02/2018 16:33:21 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

833986

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Home Department, pursuant the oral contribution of 17 January 2008, what plans she has to coordinate with other countries to eliminate modern slavery.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	125743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to driving action to eradicate modern slavery internationally, as well as in the UK. <br>The Government is developing strong partnerships with countries that have many victims trafficked into the UK, as well as working with countries that have a high prevalence of slavery to support their efforts to tackle it. The Government is also advocating for better multilateral engagement and international coordination to drive action on modern slavery globally. In September 2017 the Prime Minister launched a Call to Action at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to encourage countries to drive action to tackle modern slavery - 41 countries have now endorsed the Call to Action. The Prime Minister also announced at UNGA that the UK would double its aid budget for tackling modern slavery to £150m. This includes the £33.5m Modern Slavery Fund managed by the Home Office for targeted projects in countries from which the UK receives high numbers of victims. <br>More information on the Government’s international work can be found at chapter 2 of the 2017 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/02/2018 14:22:51 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

833987

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Home Department, pursuant to oral contribution of 17 January 2018, what the evidential basis is for the increase in the number of cases being brought to prosecution under modern sex slavery.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	125744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>Details of the increase in the total number of slavery and trafficking cases brought to prosecution is provided in the<em> 2017 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery </em> available n gov.uk via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652366/2017_uk_annual_report_on_modern_slavery.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652366/2017_uk_annual_report_on_modern_slavery.pdf</a></p><p>Table 22 of the report provides CPS data which shows the total number of individuals prosecuted who were ‘flagged’ as being involved in modern slavery offending, regardless of whether their eventual prosecution or conviction was for a slavery or trafficking offence, or another offence.</p><p>These data include defendants involved in modern slavery offending who may have been prosecuted for other offences, so the figures provide the widest picture of the involvement of modern slavery offenders in the criminal justice system.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/02/2018 15:01:29 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

833988

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Home Department, pursuant to the oral contribution of 17 January 2018, what the evidential basis is for the statement that more victims are willing and able to come forward, and have the confidence to do so.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	125745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The evidential basis is provided the 2017 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery, available on gov.uk via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652366/2017_uk_annual_report_on_modern_slavery.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652366/2017_uk_annual_report_on_modern_slavery.pdf</a></p><p>The number of referrals to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) – the UK’s modern slavery victim identification and support service – has increased every year since the NRM was introduced in 2009. 3,804 potential victims were referred into the NRM process in 2016. This figure represents a 16% increase over the number of referrals in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/02/2018 15:01:01 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

834242

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 17 January 2018, Official Report, column 882, what specific plans the Government has to work with those countries from which a majority of women are being trafficked to eliminate modern slavery.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	125873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to driving action to eradicate modern slavery internationally, as outlined in the response to PQ 125743</p><p>With regards to our specific plans relating to women, the Government has made a commitment to double aid spending to £150m to tackle modern slavery. The allocation of this funding will ensure the needs of women and girls are taken into account. For example, the Department for International Development’s £10.5 million Work in Freedom programme aims to help women facing slavery and exploitation across South East Asia. The programme provides training to women in their communities and works with businesses and recruiters to tackle trafficking. To date over 380,000 women have benefited. The Secretary of State for International Development recently announced new funding of £13 million for the second phase of the programme</p><p>The Home Office Modern Slavery Fund and Innovation Fund are supporting projects in countries from where the UK receives high numbers of victims and new innovative approaches to tackling slavery. All of these projects take a gender sensitive approach: for example in Nigeria we are finalising a support package for victims, many of whom are women and girls.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/02/2018 14:25:30 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

833913

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Deportation: Jamaica
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State will she place in the Library a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding between the British Government and Jamaican Government, signed in 2007, on deportations and forced removals from the UK to Jamaica.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	125671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>We do not have a Memorandum of Understanding with the Jamaican government regarding enforced deportations and enforced returns.</p><p>However, the Ministry of Justice reports that in 2007, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed in relation to the operation of a proposed prisoner transfer agreement between the United Kingdom and Jamaica. As the prisoner transfer agreement was not ratified the Memorandum of Understanding was not brought into force.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/02/2018 15:58:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

834640

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department takes steps to provide support to refugees who receive leave to remain in the time between their receiving their (a) National Insurance number and (b) first universal credit payment; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	126088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute are provided with accommodation and a cash allowance to cover their other essential living needs.</p><p>If they are granted refugee status this support stops 28 days after they are given notice of the decision and provided with a Biometric Residence Permit, which is the evidence they need to prove that they are able to take employment or apply for mainstream benefits from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). The permit now contains their national insurance number.</p><p>They are also contacted to see if they wish to apply for benefits and an appointment at a local DWP office is arranged for them if they say they do and require assistance.</p><p>This process is designed to ensure that refugees receive the first payment of any benefit they are entitled to before the 28 days period expires, either by full payment of the benefit or an advance payment of Universal Credit where this is needed.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/02/2018 16:39:54 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

833801

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2018 to Question 124494, what assessment she has made of the effect of removing the named worker system on the effectiveness and efficiency of the immigration application system.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	125559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>In most instances, a single caseworker will consider an individual’s application and correspond with that applicant as appropriate in order to make a decision. However, on occasion an application may be considered by a different caseworker, for example due to absence. In addition, and to provide excellent customer service, the department has correspondence teams who can respond to case specific enquiries from applicants, and MP account manager teams who can provide a similar service for members. This aids in the effective operation and efficiency of the department.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/02/2018 14:12:10 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

834466

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Deportation: West Africa
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many individuals deported from the UK to (1) Nigeria, and (2) Ghana, have identified as (a) lesbian, (b) gay, (c) bisexual, or (d) transgender, since 2 October 2012.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
	uin	HL5272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p><strong>Answer:</strong></p><p>While the information relating to sexual orientation and gender identification of foreign nationals subject to removal from the UK is not routinely recorded, the Home Office remains committed to publishing information on the number of people claiming asylum on the basis of sexual orientation.</p><p>A report, based on experimental statistics and covering the period between July 2015 and March 2017, has been published in November 2017. The full report can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/663468/asylum-claims-basis-sexual-orientation.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/663468/asylum-claims-basis-sexual-orientation.pdf</a></p><p>The department does not hold pre-July 2015 data in a reportable format.</p><p>The overall numbers of people removed from the UK to Nigeria and Ghana are available on the Immigration Statistics website and the latest release can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2017/list-of-tables#returns" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2017/list-of-tables#returns</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL5273 question first answered 06/02/2018 17:30:04 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name asylum-claims-basis-sexual-orientation.pdf title Asylum Claim Report
	tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

834468

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Deportation: West Africa
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the individuals who were scheduled to be on the charter flight going to Nigeria and Ghana, leaving from Stansted Airport on 28 March 2017 had disclosed that they feared persecution due to their sexual identity or gender identity were they to be deported.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
	uin	HL5274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the data requested in a reportable format and it could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL5275 question first answered 06/02/2018 17:04:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker